diff --git a/src/bpm/main.go b/src/bpm/main.go
index 69f625c..6602f7a 100644
--- a/src/bpm/main.go
+++ b/src/bpm/main.go
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ func main() {
 		currentFlagSet.String("installation-reason", "", "Specify the installation reason to use for the specified packages")
 		currentFlagSet.BoolP("reinstall", "r", false, "Reinstall the specified packages")
 		currentFlagSet.BoolP("reinstall-all", "a", false, "Reinstall the specified packages and their dependencies")
+		currentFlagSet.IntP("jobs", "j", bpmlib.CompilationBPMConfig.CompilationJobs, "Set the amount of concurrent processes to use for source package compilation")
 		setupFlagsAndHelp(currentFlagSet, fmt.Sprintf("bpm %s <options>", subcommand), "Install the specified packages", os.Args[2:])
 
 		installPackages()
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ func main() {
 		currentFlagSet.BoolP("no-sync", "n", false, "Do not sync databases")
 		currentFlagSet.Bool("allow-downgrades", false, "Allow package downgrades")
 		currentFlagSet.BoolP("optional", "o", false, "Install all optional dependencies")
+		currentFlagSet.IntP("jobs", "j", bpmlib.CompilationBPMConfig.CompilationJobs, "Set the amount of concurrent processes to use for source package compilation")
 		setupFlagsAndHelp(currentFlagSet, fmt.Sprintf("bpm %s <options>", subcommand), "Update installed packages", os.Args[2:])
 
 		updatePackages()
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@ func main() {
 		currentFlagSet.BoolP("keep", "k", false, "Keep compilation files after successful package compilation")
 		currentFlagSet.BoolP("output-directory", "o", false, "Set the output directory for the binary packages")
 		currentFlagSet.Int("output-fd", -1, "Set the file descriptor output package names will be written to")
+		currentFlagSet.IntP("jobs", "j", bpmlib.CompilationBPMConfig.CompilationJobs, "Set the amount of concurrent processes to use for source package compilation")
 		setupFlagsAndHelp(currentFlagSet, fmt.Sprintf("bpm %s <options>", subcommand), "Compile source packages and convert them to binary ones", os.Args[2:])
 
 		compilePackage()
@@ -486,6 +489,7 @@ func installPackages() {
 	installationReason, _ := currentFlagSet.GetString("installation-reason")
 	reinstall, _ := currentFlagSet.GetBool("reinstall")
 	reinstallAll, _ := currentFlagSet.GetBool("reinstall-all")
+	compilationJobs, _ := currentFlagSet.GetInt("jobs")
 
 	// Get packages
 	packages := currentFlagSet.Args()
@@ -556,6 +560,9 @@ func installPackages() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Set compilation job count
+	operation.CompilationJobs = compilationJobs
+
 	// Exit if operation contains no actions
 	if len(operation.Actions) == 0 {
 		fmt.Println("No action needs to be taken")
@@ -900,6 +907,7 @@ func updatePackages() {
 	noSync, _ := currentFlagSet.GetBool("no-sync")
 	allowDowngrades, _ := currentFlagSet.GetBool("allow-downgrades")
 	installOptional, _ := currentFlagSet.GetBool("optional")
+	compilationJobs, _ := currentFlagSet.GetInt("jobs")
 
 	// Check for required permissions
 	if os.Getuid() != 0 {
@@ -948,6 +956,9 @@ func updatePackages() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Set compilation job count
+	operation.CompilationJobs = compilationJobs
+
 	// Exit if operation contains no actions
 	if len(operation.Actions) == 0 {
 		fmt.Println("No action needs to be taken")
@@ -1126,6 +1137,7 @@ func compilePackage() {
 	skipChecks, _ := currentFlagSet.GetBool("skip-checks")
 	outputDirectory, _ := currentFlagSet.GetString("output-directory")
 	outputFd, _ := currentFlagSet.GetInt("output-fd")
+	compilationJobs, _ := currentFlagSet.GetInt("jobs")
 
 	// Get files
 	sourcePackages := currentFlagSet.Args()
@@ -1319,7 +1331,7 @@ func compilePackage() {
 			return
 		}
 
-		outputBpmPackages, err := bpmlib.CompileSourcePackage(sourcePackage, outputDirectory, skipChecks, keepCompilationFiles, verbose)
+		outputBpmPackages, err := bpmlib.CompileSourcePackage(sourcePackage, outputDirectory, compilationJobs, skipChecks, keepCompilationFiles, verbose)
 		if err != nil {
 			// Remove unused packages
 			cleanupFunc()
diff --git a/src/bpmlib/compilation.go b/src/bpmlib/compilation.go
index 5b9e143..4c36e8c 100644
--- a/src/bpmlib/compilation.go
+++ b/src/bpmlib/compilation.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -23,7 +24,12 @@ import (
 var rootCompilationUID = "65534"
 var rootCompilationGID = "65534"
 
-func CompileSourcePackage(archiveFilename, outputDirectory string, skipChecks, keepCompilationFiles, verbose bool) (outputBpmPackages map[string]string, err error) {
+func CompileSourcePackage(archiveFilename, outputDirectory string, compilationJobs int, skipChecks, keepCompilationFiles, verbose bool) (outputBpmPackages map[string]string, err error) {
+	// Set compilation jobs
+	if compilationJobs <= 0 || compilationJobs > runtime.NumCPU() {
+		compilationJobs = runtime.NumCPU()
+	}
+
 	// Initialize map
 	outputBpmPackages = make(map[string]string)
 
@@ -139,8 +145,27 @@ func CompileSourcePackage(archiveFilename, outputDirectory string, skipChecks, k
 	env = append(env, "BPM_PKG_REVISION="+strconv.Itoa(bpmpkg.PkgInfo.Revision))
 	env = append(env, "BPM_PKG_URL="+bpmpkg.PkgInfo.Url)
 	env = append(env, "BPM_PKG_ARCH="+bpmpkg.PkgInfo.OutputArch)
+	env = append(env, "BPM_JOBS="+strconv.Itoa(compilationJobs))
 	env = append(env, CompilationBPMConfig.CompilationEnvironment...)
 
+	// Set common flags used for limiting job count
+	makeflags := ""
+	env = slices.DeleteFunc(env, func(s string) bool {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(s, "MAKEFLAGS=") {
+			makeflags = s + " "
+			return true
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(s, "CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=") {
+			return true
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(s, "CARGO_BUILD_JOBS=") {
+			return true
+		}
+
+		return false
+	})
+	env = append(env, makeflags+"-j"+strconv.Itoa(compilationJobs))
+	env = append(env, "CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="+strconv.Itoa(compilationJobs))
+	env = append(env, "CARGO_BUILD_JOBS="+strconv.Itoa(compilationJobs))
+
 	// Execute prepare and build functions in source.sh script
 	cmd := exec.Command("bash", "-c",
 		"set -a\n"+ // Source and export functions and variables in source.sh script
diff --git a/src/bpmlib/config.go b/src/bpmlib/config.go
index 33afda8..70af00f 100644
--- a/src/bpmlib/config.go
+++ b/src/bpmlib/config.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type configDatabase struct {
 
 type CompilationBPMConfigStruct struct {
 	PrivilegeEscalatorCmd  string   `yaml:"privilege_escalator_cmd"`
+	CompilationJobs        int      `yaml:"compilation_jobs"`
 	CompilationEnvironment []string `yaml:"compilation_env"`
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bpmlib/operations.go b/src/bpmlib/operations.go
index 848a849..6ed2372 100644
--- a/src/bpmlib/operations.go
+++ b/src/bpmlib/operations.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type BPMOperation struct {
 	Actions           []OperationAction
 	UnresolvedDepends []string
 	Changes           map[string]string
+	CompilationJobs   int
 	RootDir           string
 
 	compiledPackages   map[string]string
@@ -670,7 +671,7 @@ func (operation *BPMOperation) Execute(verbose, force bool) (err error) {
 
 				// Compile source package if not compiled already
 				if _, ok := operation.compiledPackages[pkgNameToInstall]; !ok {
-					outputBpmPackages, err := CompileSourcePackage(value.File, compiledDir, false, false, verbose)
+					outputBpmPackages, err := CompileSourcePackage(value.File, compiledDir, operation.CompilationJobs, false, false, verbose)
 					if err != nil {
 						return fmt.Errorf("could not compile source package (%s): %s\n", value.File, err)
 					}